​On 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany.

It became known as The Great War because it affected people all over the world.

The war was fought between:

• The Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary and their allies.
• The Triple Entente: Great Britain, France and Russia.

​Each of the countries got their troops ready to fight. Troops were groups that fought together, including the army (people who fight on land) and the navy (people who fight on the seas).

Many battles were fought using trench warfare.  Long ditches were dug in the ground. Soldiers lived in the trenches and sometimes climbed out to attack.  A famous example of trench war was the Battle of the Somme which started in July 1916.  Around one million soldiers were killed, wounded or missing.
Some of the areas we will cover include:

• Timelines
• Trench warfare
• Maps to show movements
• Walter Tull
• News and censorship
• Life back home

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Key Vocabulary

Useful Links

• armistice
• assassinate
• declare
• Western Front
• truce
• treaty

• infantry
• invade
• No Man's Land
• trench
• intelligence
• morale

World War One - KS2 History - BBC Bitesize

School Learning Zone - World War I (school-learningzone.co.uk)